Let's Keep Food Safe To Eat (1964)

at breakfast and at other meals we like to eat foods that are fresh and clean to keep food this way mother Steve and Kathy do many things in their home that you probably do in yours before eating they always wash their hands well almost always how could Steve have gotten his hands so dirty oh well boys have a way while Steve washes his hands Kathy will get the silverware oops she dropped a spoon will she use it anyway no she places it in the sink to be washed again is this something you you would do later Cathy pours the milk as soon as she's done she returns the bottle to the refrigerator is this something that you would do now Steve is ready for breakfast and father too father is also careful about the food he eats the SA looks good but it doesn't taste right so he won't eat any more of the sausage it may be spoiled often we can tell if foods are good to eat by smelling or tasting them you should never eat Foods if you're not sure they are safe Steve is going to eat some cereal closing the box after he's done with it helps to keep the cereal fresh later when mother takes out bread for the children's lunch she closes the wrapper again to keep the bread fresh mother is going to put some apples in the lunches too but first she'll wash them do you know why she does this the apples may not be clean before arriving at our home apples and other fruits may have been handled by many people although they shouldn't handle them when apples are growing on apple trees they are sprayed with insecticides so that insects will not eat them washing fruits and vegetables helps remove dirt or insecticides that may be on them washing dishes also helps us keep our food fresh and clean to find out why Let's do an experiment with some leftover food on a plate what do you suppose will happen if the food is not washed off after several hours we can see some changes the slices of each have turned brown and the lettuce has wilted after several days we can see some fluffy stuff on the food this is mold the mold growing on the food and germs too small to see may be harmful some molds and some germs can make you sick if you eat them that's one reason why we wash dis dishes so that we don't give mold and germs a place to grow now let's see what happens if a bottle of milk is left out of the refrigerator for a long time after a day or so it begins to sour sour milk is usually not harmful but if the milk is left out too long it can get like this and may not be safe to drink that's why it's important to keep milk and other foods that spoil easily in the refrigerator what about the spoon that fell on the floor it looks clean at least until you look at it more closely along the edge you can see bits of dirt picked up from the floor dirt may not make you sick but it's safer if you don't eat with things that have fallen on the floor until they're washed again washing our hands before eating is important too these hands may look clean from here but a closer view shows dirt along the tiny grooves of the skin there are germs here too although you can't see them because they're very tiny tiny invisible germs may be left on the food you touch this bread for example if you look at the bread very closely you can see dirt left by the fingers where there is dirt there are usually germs the best way to get dirt and germs off your hands is to wash and scrub them well using lots of soap and rubbing it in between the fingers on the back of the hands and on the wrist too gets them clean all over this should be done especially before handling food as at Meal Time see how clean the hand looks now even when we look at it very closely dirt and germs that might cause us to get sick have been washed away another thing you can do to keep germs away from food is to keep it covered if you help yourself to a piece of cake don't forget to put the cover back on when you leave or the cake May attract flies do you know that ordinary house flies carry germs on their hairy bodies feet and tongues if a fly lands on your food it can leave harmful germs there germs that it may have picked up from waste material and garbage to keep flies from spreading germs you can see that it's important to cover a garbage pale as mother has done she closes the screen door tightly to keep flies out of the house at the School lunchroom there are other things you can do to keep Foods fresh and clean if you have to sneeze turn away from the food and cover your nose so you don't spread germs to the other children or to the food using tongs to handle food is another way to avoid spreading germs using straws sealed in paper wrappers helps to keep dirt and germs Out of Milk the milk cartons are kept in a cooler that works something like the refrigerator at home home even though the children are away from home they still handle their food carefully watch Steve and see how he eats the lunch his mother prepared for him when he unwraps his sandwich he keeps the uneaten half on the wrapper keeping food on a wrapper or a plate or tray if you have a hot lunch helps keep the food and the table clean if someone offers you a bite of his food don't eat it if it has touched his mouth Sally has a sandwich left over from yesterday Kathy would like it but if it's been out of the refrigerator for so long it may be spoiled that's right Kathy don't eat things if you don't know for sure they are safe don't drink water water from another person's glass either you may get his germs suppose you drop a cookie on the floor things that are dropped you know should be washed before eating but how can you wash a cookie well he'll just have to throw it out time to return plates silverwear and glasses and throw paper into the waist cans this helps to keep the lunchroom clean wherever you are and whatever you do it will help you to stay healthy if you remember the many ways there are to keep food safe to eat keeping food safe to eat is one of our good health habits [Music] oh